Free emergency preparedness training available locally

Border
Community SERVICE of Niagara University will host a free CERT training course
beginning Jan. 17, 2012, at the St. Johnsburg Fire Co., located at 7165 Ward
Road, in North Tonawanda (Wheatfield).

CERT
(Community Emergency Response Team) training is a community preparedness course
that includes academic and hands-on instruction as well as a disaster training
exercise that is designed to prepare participants to help themselves, their
family and neighbors in the event of a catastrophic disaster. Individuals can
make a difference by using CERT to save lives and protect property in their
neighborhood.

The
classes will run for eight consecutive Tuesdays from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. and
culminate in a disaster simulation on Saturday, March 10,from 9
a.m. to 1 p.m.

The
mission of Border Community SERVICE (Special Emergency Response Volunteer
Initiative for Community Empowerment) of Niagara University is to provide
emergency preparedness training to citizens and to encourage their
participation in opportunities that enhance regional emergency readiness.